How many models does Alibaba Qwen offer?

Alibaba Qwen offers 137 AI models with prices ranging from $0.01 to $2.00 per 1M input tokens.

Alibaba Qwen API Pricing

Q: What is the cheapest Alibaba Qwen model?

The cheapest Alibaba Qwen model starts at $0.01 per 1M input tokens.

Alibaba's Qwen series with strong multilingual and coding capabilities

105 paid models · 29 free · Price range: $0.01 - $2.00 /1M

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About Alibaba Qwen

Alibaba's Qwen (通义千问) series offers powerful models with excellent Chinese and English capabilities. Qwen 2.5 models are competitive with leading Western models and available as open-weights. The series includes specialized variants for coding (Qwen-Coder) and math (Qwen-Math).

Key Highlights

Excellent Chinese-English bilingual performance
Open-weight models available
Qwen-Coder: specialized for programming
Strong math and reasoning capabilities
Up to 128K context window

Why Choose: Best option for Chinese language applications. Open-weight models offer flexibility for customization.

137

Total Models

$0.01

Lowest Input

1.0M

Max Context

Capabilities

Pricing Features

Pay-per-token billing
Prompt Caching (discounted)

Pricing Notes:

Competitive pricing through Alibaba Cloud. Open-weight models can be self-hosted for free.

API Features

StreamingFunction CallingVisionCode GenerationMath

Common Use Cases

• Chinese Market Applications
• Bilingual Services
• Code Generation
• Math & Reasoning
• Self-Hosted Deployments

📊 Alibaba Qwen Model Comparison

Compare all models side by side. Sorted by total price (input + output).

Model	Tier	Input /1M	Output /1M	Total /1M	Context	Best For
Qwen3 Embedding 8B	Budget	$0.01	Free	$0.01	32k	Code generation
Qwen3 Embedding 8B	Budget	$0.01	Free	$0.01	32k	Code generation
Qwen3 Embedding 4B	Budget	$0.02	Free	$0.02	33k	Code generation
Qwen2.5 Coder 7B Instruct	Budget	$0.03	$0.09	$0.12	33k	Code generation
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Budget	$0.04	$0.10	$0.14	33k	Code generation
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct	Budget	$0.03	$0.11	$0.14	33k	Code generation

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🎯 Which Alibaba Qwen Model Should You Choose?

Quick recommendations based on your use case.

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Lowest Cost

Best value for budget-conscious projects.

Qwen3 Embedding 8B

$0.01 total

💬

Chat / Customer Service

High volume, short responses.

Qwen3 Embedding 8B

$0.01 total

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Code Generation

Longer outputs, focus on output price.

Qwen3 Embedding 8B

Free output

🧠

Complex Reasoning

Math, logic, multi-step problems.

Qwen3.7 Flash

$0.16 total

👁️

Image Understanding

Analyze images and documents.

Qwen3.7 Flash

$0.16 total

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Long Documents

Process large files and contexts.

Qwen3.8 Max

1.0M context

💰 Alibaba Qwen Monthly Cost Examples

Estimated monthly costs for common use cases.

Use Case	Monthly Usage	Qwen3 Embedding 8B (Budget)	Qwen3.8 Max (Flagship)
Customer Service Bot 1000 conversations/day	500k input 200k output	$0.01/mo	$2.20/mo
Code Assistant 200 requests/day	1.0M input 500k output	$0.01/mo	$5.00/mo
Data Analysis 500 analyses/day	2.0M input 300k output	$0.02/mo	$5.80/mo

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⚔️ Alibaba Qwen vs Competitors

How does {brand} compare to other major AI providers?

Brand	Model	Input /1M	Output /1M	Total /1M	Context	vs {brand}
Alibaba Qwen	Qwen3.8 Max Current	$2.00	$6.00	$8.00	1.0M	—
OpenAI	Codex Mini	$1.50	$6.00	$7.50	200k	6% cheaper
OpenAI	GPT-5.2 Pro	$21.00	$168.00	$189.00	400k	2263% more
OpenAI	GPT-5.2	$1.75	$14.00	$15.75	400k	97% more
OpenAI	GPT-5.2	$1.75	$14.00	$15.75	400k	97% more
OpenAI	GPT-5.1-Codex-Max	$1.25	$10.00	$11.25	400k	41% more
OpenAI	GPT-5.1-Codex-Max	$1.25	$10.00	$11.25	400k	41% more

Detailed Comparison

All Models

Model	Input /1M	Output /1M	Context	Capabilities	Actions
Qwen3.8 Max	$2.00	$6.00	1.0M	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.7 Flash	$0.03	$0.13	1.0M	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.7 Plus	$0.32	$1.28	1.0M	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.7 Max	$1.48	$4.42	1.0M	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.6 35B A3B	$0.10	$0.95	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.6 Flash	$0.19	$1.13	1.0M	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20	$0.30	$1.80	1.0M	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.6 27B	$0.45	$2.70	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.6 Max Preview	$1.03	$6.16	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.6 Plus	$0.33	$1.95	1.0M	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.5-9B	$0.17	$0.25	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.5-Flash	$0.07	$0.26	1.0M	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B	$0.23	$1.80	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.5-27B	$0.26	$2.60	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B	$0.40	$3.20	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15	$0.26	$1.56	1.0M	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3.5 397B A17B	$0.50	$3.60	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Max Thinking	$0.78	$3.90	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Max Thinking	$0.78	$3.90	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Coder Next	$0.12	$0.75	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Coder Next	$0.12	$0.80	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B FREE	Free	Free	8k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B FREE	Free	Free	8k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen3 Embedding 8B Cheapest	$0.01	Free	32k	chattool_usecode	View Details
Qwen3 Embedding 8B Cheapest	$0.01	Free	32k	chattool_usecode	View Details
Qwen3 Embedding 4B	$0.02	Free	33k	chattool_usecode	View Details
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct	$0.10	$0.42	131k	chatcodetool_usevision	View Details
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct	$0.10	$0.42	131k	chatcodetool_usevision	View Details
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct	$0.50	$1.50	131k	chatcodetool_usevision	View Details
Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking	$0.12	$1.36	131k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking	$0.18	$2.10	131k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct	$0.08	$0.50	262k	chatcodetool_usevision	View Details
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct	$0.12	$0.46	262k	chatcodetool_usevision	View Details
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking	$0.13	$1.56	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking	$0.20	$1.00	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking	$0.20	$2.40	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct	$0.13	$0.52	262k	chatcodetool_usevision	View Details
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct	$0.13	$0.52	262k	chatcodetool_usevision	View Details
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct	$0.15	$0.60	262k	chatcodetool_usevision	View Details
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking	$0.26	$2.60	131k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking	$0.45	$3.50	131k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Coder Plus	$0.65	$3.25	1.0M	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Coder Plus	$0.65	$3.25	1.0M	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Max	$0.78	$3.90	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking	$0.98	$3.95	131k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Max	$1.20	$6.00	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct	$0.20	$0.88	262k	chatcodetool_usevision	View Details
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct	$0.21	$1.90	262k	chatcodetool_usevision	View Details
Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B	$0.09	$0.40	131k	chatreasoningtool_use	View Details
Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B	$0.09	$0.45	131k	chatreasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Coder Flash	$0.20	$0.97	1.0M	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Coder Flash	$0.20	$0.97	1.0M	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking	$0.10	$0.78	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking	$0.15	$1.20	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking	$0.15	$1.20	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct	Free	Free	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct	$0.09	$1.10	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct	$0.15	$1.20	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)	$0.40	$1.20	1.0M	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)	$0.26	$0.78	1.0M	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)	$0.26	$0.78	1.0M	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507	$0.05	$0.34	82k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507	$0.20	$2.40	82k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct	$0.07	$0.27	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct	$0.45	$1.70	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507	$0.08	$0.33	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507	$0.09	$0.30	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507	$0.13	$0.52	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507	$0.11	$0.60	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507	$0.23	$2.30	262k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (exacto)	Free	Free	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (exacto)	$0.22	$0.95	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (exacto)	$0.22	$1.80	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (exacto)	$0.30	$1.00	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507	$0.07	$0.10	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507	$0.22	$0.88	262k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen3 0.6B FREE	Free	Free	32k	chatreasoningcode	View Details
Qwen3 0.6B FREE	Free	Free	32k	chatreasoningcode	View Details
Qwen3 1.7B FREE	Free	Free	32k	chatreasoningcode	View Details
Qwen3 1.7B FREE	Free	Free	32k	chatreasoningcode	View Details
Qwen3 4B (free) FREE	Free	Free	41k	chatreasoningtool_usecode	View Details
Qwen3 8B	$0.04	$0.14	131k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 8B	$0.05	$0.40	131k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 14B	$0.05	$0.22	131k	chatcodereasoning	View Details
Qwen3 30B A3B	$0.06	$0.22	131k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 30B A3B	$0.08	$0.28	131k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 32B	$0.08	$0.24	131k	chatcodereasoning	View Details
Qwen3 14B	$0.10	$0.22	131k	chatcodereasoning	View Details
Qwen3 8B	$0.12	$0.46	131k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 30B A3B	$0.13	$0.52	131k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 235B A22B	$0.18	$0.54	131k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 32B	$0.29	$0.59	131k	chatcodereasoning	View Details
Qwen3 235B A22B	$0.45	$1.82	131k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen3 235B A22B	$0.46	$1.82	131k	chatcodereasoningtool_use	View Details
Qwen2.5 Coder 7B Instruct	$0.03	$0.09	33k	chattool_usecode	View Details
Qwen2.5 VL 3B Instruct FREE	Free	Free	64k	chatvisioncode	View Details
Qwen2.5 VL 3B Instruct FREE	Free	Free	64k	chatvisioncode	View Details
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct	$0.05	$0.22	128k	chatvisiontool_usecode	View Details
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct	$0.20	$0.60	128k	chatvisiontool_usecode	View Details
QwQ 32B	$0.15	$0.40	33k	chatreasoningtool_usecode	View Details
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct FREE	Free	Free	131k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct FREE	Free	Free	131k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen VL Plus	$0.14	$0.41	131k	chatvisiontool_usecode	View Details
Qwen-Turbo	$0.03	$0.13	131k	chattool_usecode	View Details
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct	$0.15	$0.60	128k	chatcodevision	View Details
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct	$0.25	$0.75	128k	chatcodevision	View Details
Qwen-Plus	$0.26	$0.78	1.0M	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen-Plus	$0.40	$1.20	1.0M	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen VL Max	$0.80	$3.20	131k	chatvisiontool_usecode	View Details
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct	$0.80	$0.80	128k	chatcodevision	View Details
Qwen-Max	$1.04	$4.16	33k	chattool_usecode	View Details
QwQ 32B Preview FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatreasoningcode	View Details
QwQ 32B Preview FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatreasoningcode	View Details
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct	$0.03	$0.11	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct	$0.20	$0.20	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct	$0.66	$1.00	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	$0.04	$0.10	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	$0.30	$0.30	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct	$0.36	$0.40	33k	chatcodetool_use	View Details
Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct	Free	Free	33k	chatvisiontool_usecode	View Details
Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct	$0.20	$0.20	33k	chatvisiontool_usecode	View Details
Qwen 2 7B Instruct FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 2 7B Instruct FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 2 72B Instruct FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 2 72B Instruct FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 1.5 72B Chat FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 1.5 72B Chat FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 1.5 14B Chat FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 1.5 14B Chat FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 1.5 32B Chat FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 1.5 32B Chat FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 1.5 4B Chat FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 1.5 4B Chat FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 1.5 7B Chat FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 1.5 7B Chat FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 1.5 110B Chat FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details
Qwen 1.5 110B Chat FREE	Free	Free	33k	chatcode	View Details

❓ Alibaba Qwen Pricing FAQ

What is the cheapest Alibaba Qwen model?

The cheapest Alibaba Qwen model is Qwen3 Embedding 8B at $0.01 per 1M tokens (input + output combined).

What is the maximum context length for Alibaba Qwen models?

Alibaba Qwen models support up to 1.0M context length, allowing you to process large documents and maintain long conversations.

How do I choose between Alibaba Qwen models?

For budget projects, choose the cheapest model. For code generation, prioritize low output price. For complex reasoning, choose models with reasoning capability. Use our scenario guide above.

Does Alibaba Qwen support prompt caching?

Yes, Alibaba Qwen supports prompt caching which can significantly reduce costs for repeated prompts. Check individual model pages for caching prices.

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